…to work outside of the classroom. The district rolled out the project in September, beginning with JFK and Jackson Street School. Next year, Superintendent John Provost says, the program will…
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“Lifelong educator” Steve Zrike chosen to lead Holyoke schools
HOLYOKE, MA (WWLP) – Steve Zrike has been chosen as the new leader for the Holyoke Public Schools. Zrike was announced as the permanent receiver for the district during a…
CES Executive Director Gazda on WHMP Afternoon Buzz podcast with Sheryl Stanton and Buz Eisenberg.
Collaborative for Educational Services Executive Director Todd Gazda joined Sheryl Stanton, Superintendent of Mohawk Trail/Hawlemont Regional School District, and Buz Eisenberg of WHMP for the Afternoon Buzz podcast on August…
Orange: state shortchanges its SPED funding by $3.5 million
…special education students in a nonvocational environment — like Orange’s elementary schools — as 3.75 percent of total enrollment, rather than polling the districts and finding out how many in-district…
No Child Left Behind getting makeover
WASHINGTON — The way the nation’s public schools are evaluated — teachers, students and the schools themselves — is headed for a major makeover, with a sweeping shift from federal…
Gill Elementary Global Finals team gets schoolwide send-off
GILL — Students from Gill Elementary School lined the hallways with posters and cheers on Monday morning to send the school’s Destination Imagination team off to global finals. Principal Conor…
Excellence In Education: Living our Guiding Principles Awards – April and May winners announced
…students as well as high school and post-graduate students.” “She is able to keep her high school students engaged in work and assist the post-graduates with their college classes. When…
Local technical schools lead donations to area hospitals
Two local technical schools, Franklin County Technical School in Turners Falls, and Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School in Northampton, have each made donations of supplies to their local hospitals…
Joan E. Schuman scholarship inspires students to pursue their dreams
…a two- or four-year higher education institution. Schuman says that many students with special needs struggle in school until they get into an alternative school setting that supports their learning…
Andy Craver follows Vice principal’s uplifting example in Turners Falls
Assistant principals, of necessity, are often the high school disciplinarians, which doesn’t exactly endear them to their students. So the late Earl McGraw, the former Turners Falls High School assistant…